5.0 out of 5 based on 11 reviews. – Customer review on 11/06/2007

My friends at school had to read 'Catcher in the Rye' for their english class, but since I was going back through the books hailed as classics anyway, I figured I'd join them in reading it. This book is amazing. There's a very good reason this book is a classic. It has changed my life, not in any major way, but I think we're all influenced by every little thing we see, hear and do in this world, and this book's influence is not without a fair bit of weight. Holden's rambling is amazing as an entire book, and I found lots within the book humourous as well - especially for something as old as this. I highly recommend this book to everyone.

4.0 out of 5 based on 11 reviews. – Customer review on 12/04/2010

Every bit as good and even better than when it was compulsory reading at school. With maturity the book comes into its own. A classic and well worth reading again.

5.0 out of 5 based on 11 reviews. – Customer review on 01/03/2010

The Catcher in the Rye is well written in the style youngsters would talk or at least used to talk in the forties and fifties. It can be read by anybody at any age. Quite entertaining, easy going reading. Rosemarie Swanson

5.0 out of 5 based on 11 reviews. – Customer review on 13/03/2008

Teenage angst. Mental illness. Confused Ramblings. This book is brilliant, the probably the best American stream-of-consciousness ever. I think the source of the book's popularity, other than the fact that it is fantastically well-written and hilarious, is that there is a little Holden Caulfield in all of us. A must read.

5.0 out of 5 based on 11 reviews. – Customer review on 11/06/2007

My friends at school had to read Catcher for their english class, but since I was going back through the books hailed as classics anyway, I figured I'd join them in reading it. This book is amazing. There's a very good reason this book is a classic. It has changed my life, not in any major way, but I think we're all influenced by every little thing we see, hear and do in this world, and this book's influence is not without a fair bit of weight. Holden's rambling is amazing as an entire book, and I found lots within the book humourous as well - especially for something as old as this. I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone.

5.0 out of 5 based on 11 reviews. – Customer review on 20/01/2007

I adored this story. It is something I will continuely read again and again because I vibe with so much of Holden's thought and feeling. If you are not made to read this in school, then I highly suggest you pick it up regardless as it is a classic and is very important in literature as it is referred to in so many other books and even in TV shows etc. It is only a short story so just about anyone could read this classic.

5.0 out of 5 based on 11 reviews. – Customer review on 20/01/2007

I adored this story. It is something I will continuely read again and again because I vibe with so much of Holden's thought and feeling. If you are not made to read this in school, then I highly suggest you pick it up regardless as it is a classic and is very important in literature as it is referred to in so many other books and even in TV shows etc. It is only a short story so just about anyone could read this classic.

4.0 out of 5 based on 11 reviews. – Customer review on 17/09/2006

This book is cool and a readable classic. If you're interested in conspiracy theories, check out the theories on this book, also the author. Some people reackon that JD Sallinger and Thomas Pynchon are the same person. And what's the link with JT LeRoy? Another theory is that this book inducces people to kill, like the guy who killed Lennon, and also Timothy mcVeigh, the Oaklahoma bomber. Where conspriacies are concerned though, it is alleged McVeigh's mind was taken over by reptillian aliens. Anyway, this book is good.

5.0 out of 5 based on 11 reviews. – Customer review on 03/08/2006

This book moves people. John Lennon's (ex Beatle, died 1981) killer quoted this book just after he shot Lennon. Its a really fantastic book
, an ultimate classic that i recommend to anyone who hasn't yet read, wants to read, or wants to own this book. If you dont own this you need to, dont ever die before you have read this book!

4.0 out of 5 based on 11 reviews. – Customer review on 25/05/2006

J. D. Salinger's American classic was published in 1951 and introduced the literary world to Holden Caulfield, a cynical 17 year old who's being kicked out of school. He meets a range of dodgy characters in New York. I love the first person narrative, allowing us in on Holden's thinking. A fascinating look at teen angst, longing for innocence lost and what might have been... a classic.